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Sun, 02 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0700enhourly1The Last of the Sad Bastards - 10 years after his death, Elliott Smith is still estranged from Portland.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21396-the_last_of_the_sad_bastards_10_years_after_his_death_elliott_smith_is_still_estranged_from_portland.html
Elliott Smith sang it himself: Pictures of him are always wrong.
So the photo of him
at Disneyland, taken in 1996, must be Photoshopped, right? The saddest
songwriter in the world—a man who co]]>Permanent Vacation - Peter Buck talks life after R.E.M., his solo records, sabotaging the Verve, hitchhiking in Portland and not talking to the media.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-22438-permanent_vacation_peter_buck_talks_life_after_rem_his_solo_records_sabotaging_the_verve_hitchhiking.html
Peter Buck doesn’t need me.
Thirty years amassing
one of the most sanctified discographies in American music—and a bank
account festooned with zeroes—has ensured him of that. R.E.M., the
immeasurably ]]>Hotseat: Robin Lopez - The Blazers’ center talks comic books, The Goonies and his love of almost everything Disney.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21736-hotseat_robin_lopez_the_blazers_center_talks_comic_books_the_goonies_and_his_love_of_almost_everythi.html
Robin Lopez is, literally and figuratively, a giant nerd.
That’s normally an
ill-advised thing to say about someone built like a Greek colossus, but
the Blazers’ 7-foot, 255-pound center wou]]>Almost Infamous - Black Pussy is Portland’s most controversial band.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-24108-almost_infamous_black_pussy_is_portlands_most_controversial_band.html
Whoever thought a band calling itself Black Pussy could be controversial?
Not singer-guitarist
Dustin Hill, apparently. When he bestowed the Google-unfriendly name on
his stoner-rock project t]]>Live Not-So-Nude Girls - In the Land of a Thousand strippers, burlesque revivalists have been second-class citizens. Until now.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-10162-live_not_so_nude_girls_in_the_land_of_a_thousand_strippers_burlesque_revivalists_have_been_second_cl.html
Make Love, Not Sense - It’s the David Byrne Dating Game!http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19767-make_love_not_sense_its_the_david_byrne_dating_game_.html
Will David Byrne ever find a nice girl to settle down
with? Ever since Talking Heads broke up in 1991, the restless
60-year-old musician-author-etc. has been playing the field—musically
speaki]]>One Small Dubstep - What is the dance music subgenre dubstep, exactly? Depends on who’s dancing.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17365-one_small_dubstep_what_is_the_dance_music_subgenre_dubstep_exactly_depends_on_whos_dancing.html
I don’t belong here.
It’s Friday night,
and the sold-out Roseland Theater is crammed full of teenagers. Some of
the girls are wearing little more than a bra and a tutu; most of the
boys are sh]]>Buried Alive - Portland film pioneer Don Gronquist was banned, panned and forgotten. He deserved better. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19550-buried_alive_portland_film_pioneer_don_gronquist_was_banned_panned_and_forgotten_he_deserved_better.html
Don Gronquist chose a lovely day to revisit the scene of his crime.
Sunlight pours into
the Pittock Mansion as he lumbers...]]>Just A Hobby - Fernando Viciconte tried to quit music. His friends wouldn’t let him.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-16873-just_a_hobby_fernando_viciconte_tried_to_quit_music_his_friends_wouldnt_let_him.html
When Fernando Viciconte’s friends found out what he’d been
doing during his yearlong sabbatical from music, he could hear the
shock and disgust in their voices. “Every time they’d run into m]]>Dirty Songbirds - On the eve of Peaches’ visit, we revisit filthy sex songs for the ages.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17900-dirty_songbirds_on_the_eve_of_peaches_visit_we_revisit_filthy_sex_songs_for_the_ages.html
There’s a reason sex comes first in the trio of “sex,
drugs, and rock and roll.” Doin’ it has always been the primary thematic
interest of pop music, from Jerry Lee Lewis’ shakin’ to Tre]]>3. Máscaras - 2015 Best New Band Poll Finalisthttp://www.wweek.com/portland/article-24706-3_m%C3%A1scaras_2015_best_new_band_poll_finalist.html
POINTS: 71.5FORMED: 2013SOUNDS LIKE: The house band for the end of the world playing the last basement party on Earth.On the patio of the Cement Building, the
austere, gray rehearsal complex under t]]>2. The Domestics - 2015 Best New Band Poll Runner-Uphttp://www.wweek.com/portland/article-24705-2_the_domestics_2015_best_new_band_poll_runner_up.html
POINTS: 77
FORMED: 2013
SOUNDS LIKE: Two
strangers in a bar at closing time, swapping stories of relationships
gone bad until their voices conjoin in bittersweet harmony.
A month be]]>Where are they (PDX Pop) now? - Revisiting the first edition of Portland’s all-ages music tradition a decade later.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20891-where_are_they_%28pdx_pop%29_now_revisiting_the_first_edition_of_portlands_all_ages_music_tradition_.html
In 2004, a group of 50 musicians and aficionados, spurred by a
conversation on a Web forum, met at the Lucky Lab to discuss how to
better connect the community of Portland to the music being made ]]>Caught Up in the Net - Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden stands up to an anti-piracy bill he says threatens internet freedom.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17788-caught_up_in_the_net_oregon_sen_ron_wyden_stands_up_to_an_anti_piracy_bill_he_says_threatens_interne.html
The Pirate Bay is a popular Sweden-based
file-sharing hub that allows users to share music, movies...]]>Pieces of Elliott - A brief guide to finding Elliott Smith in Portland.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21397-pieces_of_elliott_a_brief_guide_to_finding_elliott_smith_in_portland.html
Southeast 29th Avenue and Taylor StreetThe home where Smith recorded Roman Candle.
According to his then-girlfriend, J.J. Gonson, she returned years later
and knocked on the door to find the Shins]]>Best New Band 2015 - 10 Portland artists local music experts think you must hear.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-24703-best_new_band_2015_10_portland_artists_local_music_experts_think_you_must_hear.html
In Portland, if you build a music venue, the bands will come.
And if you pave it over and put up condos? Well, the bands will find a warehouse, basement or Ethiopian restaurant to play in.
No matt]]>Yes, We Have No Tomatoes - Portland’s indoor gardening shops sell all you need for homegrown medical weed—except advice.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-18723-yes_we_have_no_tomatoes_portlands_indoor_gardening_shops_sell_all_you_need_for_homegrown_medical_wee.html
Michael Johnson entered the Oregon Medical Marijuana
Program two years ago, decades after he quit smoking pot recreationally,
to help cope with a debilitating back injury. The 55-year-old
reside]]>The Modern Man: Out of Sight - http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19383-the_modern_man_out_of_sight_.html
“Make me look like George Clooney.” It takes some gall to
demand that of a barber, but I figure the stylists at Portland
barbershop/bar The Modern Man (5018 NE 22nd Ave., 284-6008, themodernma]]>Portland Rock Trivia - Twelve absolutely random things you didn’t know about the Portland music scene.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19623-portland_rock_trivia_twelve_absolutely_random_things_you_didnt_know_about_the_portland_music_scene.html
1.MusicfestNW began as the bastard child of SXSW...]]>Marc Maron - A veteran comic turns to podcasting for shock therapy and biting laughs.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-16762-marc_maron_a_veteran_comic_turns_to_podcasting_for_shock_therapy_and_biting_laughs.html

Marc Maron is twice-divorced, a recovering addict, a
three-time failure as a liberal radio pundit and a veteran comic who over the
past

]]>Endo Days - Hit the black lights, weed is almost legal. Forget everything you know about pot culture.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20290-endo_days_hit_the_black_lights_weed_is_almost_legal_forget_everything_you_know_about_pot_culture.html
The highs, they are a-changin’.
On Nov. 6, 2012,
America’s relationship with marijuana entered a hazy new era. Two
states, including Oregon’s northern neighbor, voted to legalize pot,
si]]>Oil Baron - How Ganja Jon went from nontoker to Portland pot legend.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20281-oil_baron_how_ganja_jon_went_from_nontoker_to_portland_pot_legend.html
Marijuana saved Jon Hamm’s life.
Sure, the kidney
transplant helped. But if it weren’t for pot, the 27-year-old from
Roseburg wouldn’t have had the will to make it to the hospital.
Affli]]>Kenton Station: Naked and Famous - http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17639-kenton_station_naked_and_famous_.html
Kenton Station (8303 N Denver, kentonstationportland.com)
is an unassuming neighborhood bar built inside a piece of Portland
history. In 1909, a meat-packing company built the Kenton Hotel at
what's]]>Midnight In Paris - Woody and Owen’s excellent adventure.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17568-midnight_in_paris_woody_and_owens_excellent_adventure.html
Sorry to break it to you, New York, but 32 years after he declared you the only city for him in Manhattan, Woody Allen is cheating on you. He’s had trysts in the past, but in Midnight in Paris
his ]]>The Preferred Nomenclature - Dude, what’s Jeff Bridges’ band’s name?http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20450-the_preferred_nomenclature_dude_whats_jeff_bridges_bands_name.html
The Dude’s only connection to the music industry was as a Metallica roadie on the Speed of Sound tour.
The band was, he informs us, a bunch of assholes.
The Abiders, the Jeff Bridges band that c]]>Nardwuar’s Top Five Greatest Interviews - http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21176-nardwuars_top_five_greatest_interviews_.html
Nardwuar vs. Mikhail Gorbachev (1993)
Proving early on that he can ask the tough questions of
political figures as well as musicians, a young Nardwuar finagled his
way into a press conference and]]>6./7. Myke Bogan - 2015 Best New Band Poll Finalisthttp://www.wweek.com/portland/article-24709-6_7_myke_bogan_2015_best_new_band_poll_finalist.html
POINTS: 45FORMED: Started performing in 2012.SOUNDS LIKE: Going one toke over the line and challenging your subconscious fears to a rap battle—and losing.Myke Bogan’s parents just don’t understa]]>Soul Revival - Years ago, Ural Thomas rejected the cruelty of the music industry. But the Pain brought him back.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21467-soul_revival_years_ago_ural_thomas_rejected_the_cruelty_of_the_music_industry_but_the_pain_brought_h.html
Ural Thomas has lots of stories. He’s been around the
block, you might say, even though he’s lived in the same North Portland
house—which he claims to have rebuilt himself, using all recycle]]>Happy Birthday, Bruce! - The top five things Bruce Campbell has fought.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17640-happy_birthday_bruce__the_top_five_things_bruce_campbell_has_fought.html
Bruce Campbell is God. Well, a kind of god, anyway. To the
average person, he is probably most recognizable from his Old Spice ads
(or maybe his current role on USA’s Burn Notice, but to quote Azi]]>Ned Ludd: Restaurant Guide 2014 - http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-23261-ned_ludd_restaurant_guide_2014_.html
3925 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 288-6900,
nedluddpdx.com
[CULTURED LUMBERJACK] "Ned Ludd" sounds like the name of a plumbing-supply wholesaler, but it's actually a]]>